Question 1

Outside of the classroom environment, teachers are expected to behave ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) in their normal fashion 
B) in an exemplary manner and model 
C) in an extreme persona 
D) in a religiously extremist manner 
A) in their normal fashion 
B) in an exemplary manner and model 
C) in an extreme persona 
D) in a religiously extremist manner

Question 2

Excessive punishment of students is in violation of

Accepted Answer

A) academic freedom. 
B) due process rights. 
C) the equal protection clause. 
D) the free exercise clause. 
A) academic freedom. 
B) due process rights. 
C) the equal protection clause. 
D) the free exercise clause.

Question 3

Most cases involving elementary or secondary education are filed in which courts?

Accepted Answer

A) federal 
B) state 
C) appellate 
D) supreme 
A) federal 
B) state 
C) appellate 
D) supreme

Question 4

What general guidelines should school officials follow when conducting searches of students?

Accepted Answer

Guidelines include the following: (a)sea

Question 5

You know a tenured teacher who was recently fired for insubordination. She is suing her district for damages, claiming that she was not insubordinate and that the district's action has done irreparable damage to her good name, reputation, and integrity. This case is most likely to focus on

Accepted Answer

A) the teacher's liberty interests under the Fourteenth Amendment. 
B) the teacher's rights under the free exercise clause of the First Amendment. 
C) the teacher's academic freedom. 
D) the Tenth Amendment's reserved powers clause. 
A) the teacher's liberty interests under the Fourteenth Amendment. 
B) the teacher's rights under the free exercise clause of the First Amendment. 
C) the teacher's academic freedom. 
D) the Tenth Amendment's reserved powers clause.

Question 6

As a result of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, access to a student record is available to

Accepted Answer

A) the police. 
B) government agencies. 
C) prospective employers. 
D) the student's parents. 
A) the police. 
B) government agencies. 
C) prospective employers. 
D) the student's parents.

Question 7

A friend of yours who teaches in a public elementary school has been fired for incompetence, and he is contesting the district's action. He is most likely to get his job back if

Accepted Answer

A) he tells the court he will take courses to improve his teaching. 
B) his principal counseled him to resign prior to his dismissal. 
C) he was tenured at the time of his termination. 
D) his district did not document attempts to help him improve. 
A) he tells the court he will take courses to improve his teaching. 
B) his principal counseled him to resign prior to his dismissal. 
C) he was tenured at the time of his termination. 
D) his district did not document attempts to help him improve.

Question 8

Identify the courts at the federal level and describe their purposes.

Accepted Answer

It is a three-tiered system. Trials are

Question 9

What does academic freedom mean for the teacher, and what are its limits?

Accepted Answer

Academic freedom consists of the teacher

Question 10

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that expression of unpopular views by students is

Accepted Answer

A) allowed only outside the classroom. 
B) allowed only in the context of the subject area being discussed. 
C) allowed if it is not disruptive. 
D) prohibited under all circumstances. 
A) allowed only outside the classroom. 
B) allowed only in the context of the subject area being discussed. 
C) allowed if it is not disruptive. 
D) prohibited under all circumstances.

Question 11

Your high school has a media center that makes an excellent meeting facility, and your school regularly lets student groups meet there. A student-fundamentalist Bible club has asked permission to assemble in this room for its weekly after-school meetings. Legally, your school

Accepted Answer

A) may safely refuse this group only if it discontinues all other extracurricular activities. 
B) may refuse this request because meetings of a religious nature cannot be conducted on school property. 
C) may refuse this group only if it does not have an outside community sponsor. 
D) cannot refuse the group's request under any circumstances because schools are considered public buildings. 
A) may safely refuse this group only if it discontinues all other extracurricular activities. 
B) may refuse this request because meetings of a religious nature cannot be conducted on school property. 
C) may refuse this group only if it does not have an outside community sponsor. 
D) cannot refuse the group's request under any circumstances because schools are considered public buildings.

Question 12

Students who object to saying the pledge of allegiance at school

Accepted Answer

A) are required to take additional history classes. 
B) cannot be compelled to do so. 
C) may be suspended. 
D) may lose due process rights. 
A) are required to take additional history classes. 
B) cannot be compelled to do so. 
C) may be suspended. 
D) may lose due process rights.

Question 13

The ultimate authority for prohibiting corporal punishment rests with the

Accepted Answer

A) school board. 
B) state. 
C) superintendent. 
D) teacher. 
A) school board. 
B) state. 
C) superintendent. 
D) teacher.

Question 14

If a school employee suspects that sexual harassment may be occurring against a student, what guidelines should be followed?

Accepted Answer

The school employee should (1)not ignore

Question 15

An elementary school requires students' parents to sign a consent form prior to any field trip or activity off the school grounds. Legally, such consent forms can be used to

Accepted Answer

A) inform parents of their children's whereabouts during an activity. 
B) reduce the supervision needed for the activity. 
C) release teachers from liability in case of an accident. 
D) release the school district, but not the supervising teachers, from liability. 
A) inform parents of their children's whereabouts during an activity. 
B) reduce the supervision needed for the activity. 
C) release teachers from liability in case of an accident. 
D) release the school district, but not the supervising teachers, from liability.

Question 16

Court rulings indicate that before a student is suspended, the student should be

Accepted Answer

A) allowed to consult a lawyer. 
B) given notice of the suspension and provided a hearing. 
C) informed of the arrangements to be made about continuing schoolwork. 
D) provided with counseling. 
A) allowed to consult a lawyer. 
B) given notice of the suspension and provided a hearing. 
C) informed of the arrangements to be made about continuing schoolwork. 
D) provided with counseling.

Question 17

Can a school district require drug testing? If so, under what circumstances?

Accepted Answer

In 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled dr

Question 18

Describe in detail the rights surrounding a student's records and information contained within those records.

Accepted Answer

Under the Family Educational Right and P

Question 19

How do student rights differ for short-term suspensions as compared with long-term expulsions?

Accepted Answer

Court rulings indicate that expulsions r

Question 20

Extensive video surveillance can violate the student's __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) first amendment rights 
B) fifth amendment rights 
C) personal space 
D) fourth amendment protection against search and seizure 
A) first amendment rights 
B) fifth amendment rights 
C) personal space 
D) fourth amendment protection against search and seizure

Outside of the classroom environment, teachers are expected to behave ______________.

Excessive punishment of students is in violation of

Most cases involving elementary or secondary education are filed in which courts?

What general guidelines should school officials follow when conducting searches of students?

You know a tenured teacher who was recently fired for insubordination. She is suing her district for damages, claiming that she was not insubordinate and that the district's action has done irreparable damage to her good name, reputation, and integrity. This case is most likely to focus on

As a result of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, access to a student record is available to

A friend of yours who teaches in a public elementary school has been fired for incompetence, and he is contesting the district's action. He is most likely to get his job back if

Identify the courts at the federal level and describe their purposes.

What does academic freedom mean for the teacher, and what are its limits?

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that expression of unpopular views by students is

Your high school has a media center that makes an excellent meeting facility, and your school regularly lets student groups meet there. A student-fundamentalist Bible club has asked permission to assemble in this room for its weekly after-school meetings. Legally, your school

Students who object to saying the pledge of allegiance at school

The ultimate authority for prohibiting corporal punishment rests with the

If a school employee suspects that sexual harassment may be occurring against a student, what guidelines should be followed?

An elementary school requires students' parents to sign a consent form prior to any field trip or activity off the school grounds. Legally, such consent forms can be used to

Court rulings indicate that before a student is suspended, the student should be

Can a school district require drug testing? If so, under what circumstances?

Describe in detail the rights surrounding a student's records and information contained within those records.

How do student rights differ for short-term suspensions as compared with long-term expulsions?

Extensive video surveillance can violate the student's __________________.

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

The Teaching Profession

The World Global Origins of American Education

Pioneers of Teaching and Learning

Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Changing Purposes of American Education

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

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Exam 9: Legal Aspects of Education

Outside of the classroom environment, teachers are expected to behave ______________.

Excessive punishment of students is in violation of

Most cases involving elementary or secondary education are filed in which courts?

What general guidelines should school officials follow when conducting searches of students?

You know a tenured teacher who was recently fired for insubordination. She is suing her district for damages, claiming that she was not insubordinate and that the district's action has done irreparable damage to her good name, reputation, and integrity. This case is most likely to focus on

As a result of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, access to a student record is available to

A friend of yours who teaches in a public elementary school has been fired for incompetence, and he is contesting the district's action. He is most likely to get his job back if

Identify the courts at the federal level and describe their purposes.

What does academic freedom mean for the teacher, and what are its limits?

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that expression of unpopular views by students is

Your high school has a media center that makes an excellent meeting facility, and your school regularly lets student groups meet there. A student-fundamentalist Bible club has asked permission to assemble in this room for its weekly after-school meetings. Legally, your school

Students who object to saying the pledge of allegiance at school

The ultimate authority for prohibiting corporal punishment rests with the

If a school employee suspects that sexual harassment may be occurring against a student, what guidelines should be followed?

An elementary school requires students' parents to sign a consent form prior to any field trip or activity off the school grounds. Legally, such consent forms can be used to

Court rulings indicate that before a student is suspended, the student should be

Can a school district require drug testing? If so, under what circumstances?

Describe in detail the rights surrounding a student's records and information contained within those records.

How do student rights differ for short-term suspensions as compared with long-term expulsions?

Extensive video surveillance can violate the student's __________________.

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

The Teaching Profession

The World Global Origins of American Education

Pioneers of Teaching and Learning

Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Changing Purposes of American Education

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

Filters